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2021 Best Colleges in District of Columbia for Students from Jamaica

3 Colleges
$46,736 Avg Tuition & Fees*
70% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Jamaican Students in District of Columbia ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 3 schools in District of Columbia, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Jamaican students in District of Columbia. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall quality.

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Top Colleges in District of Columbia for Students from Jamaica

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Howard University
Washington, DC

Howard University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Jamaican students in District of Columbia. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1,542 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 4.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Jamaica come to Howard to study.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Jamaican students in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,120 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 17.7% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Georgetown are China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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American University
Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on our list means American University is a great place for Jamaican students in District of Columbia working on their bachelor’s degree. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2,109 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 12.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at The American University are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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